2007 Fall – 2008 Spring
In the first semester, I didn’t know what I
can eat. There was a Food Lion within the walking distance from the apartment.
I always buy frozen food and lettuce for dinner, and bread and milk for
breakfast. In the university I grasped a cheese burger and fries in the Atrium
food court. When I stayed in the library at night, I liked to join some Korean
students to have dinner in Fountain Dining Hall, Waba or Charles’ Grilled Sub. Then
I learnt there is a convenient dining option called meal plan. Across the
Hillsborogh Street, there was a Chinese fast food restaurant. I didn’t
understand why it was always packed with Chinese students in the lunch hour
until I work in China. I lost several pounds in the first year.
Continental breakfast warmed my heart
2008 Fall – 2010 Spring
I decided to buy meal plan to save my time from
wondering where and what to eat. Because I only buy eight meals per week, at
first I would check menu to decide when and which dining hall I would like to
go to. The dining halls were clean and bright. Students have many choices here.
I believed it was during this period of time, I learnt to know and appreciate
American food.
2010 Fall – 2012 Spring
I had tired of checking the menu. The menu
was not only recurred, but getting worse. I noticed some higher-priced food
reduced in frequency or disappeared. The former example is strawberry, the
latter is BBQ rib. The only incentive for me to check the menu is to make sure
when fried chicken was available, usually on Wednesday or Thursday.
In 2010 summer, I bought a car. I drove the
car to the gym frequently and need extra energy. I gradually discard abstain of
fried food. In additional to fried chicken and fries, I ate potato chip and pizza.
The buy one get one free for Lay’s and Utz products caught my eyes. In a moody
snowy day, chip and all-natural orange juice comforted me effectively.
Asian Style Beef Stew
Simple Meal
Frozen pot stick is convenient when I had no time to cook.
2012 Fall – 2013 Summer
I want to call this period of time “the year
of junk food.” I was unhappy about the increasing price of meal plan. I had a
car to go any restaurant near campus. It ends up I visited fast food
restaurants like Bojangle’s, McDonalds’, Subway, Chipotle, NY Pizza, Zaxby and
much more. Every visit I ordered a combo and have two cups of soft drink. I
never worried about my health or weight. If I wanted to, I could add or reduce
five pounds in a couple of weeks. When I find I was over-weighted, I quitted
snack and push myself for another mile, otherwise I have potato chip and drink
coke at night.
Chicken Tenders
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Jimmy John's Totally Tuna, quick and healthy
It's Bo Time... I mean it was Bo Time.
The last year I also started to make cakes
and cook some special food at home. Making a cake is a way to set myself apart
from others. When going to a potluck, I was one of a few that would present a
homemade cake or cookies. It amused both guests and hosts.
Homemade Cheese Cake
Chocolate Chip Cake
The final month in the US is the pinnacle of
my cooking career. Chien-Yu came back to Raleigh and watched Joe’s house with
me. At night we like to drink. It is impossible to have beer without dish.
Sometimes we just have fruit, and most of the time we prepared sausage, Italian
salad or chicken nuggets. We insisted to have high quality food. In the
weekdays we drink ourselves, on the weekend we went to friends’ houses to
drink. Then I left for the job. How a wonderful and sad summer in Raleigh, in
North Carolina, in the US.
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